A new Jewish community in the United Arab Emirates has set up its first synagogue in Dubai, where the site houses a prayer hall and a kosher food kitchen, the Bloomberg news agency reported.

Members of the Jewish community invite the President of the UAE, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and the rest of the state rulers to "bless, protect and protect them."

The liturgy is followed by Orthodox liturgy and prayers on a candlelit table, wine glasses are administered to all individuals, and uncooked cakes and salmon dishes are distributed.

The agency pointed out that Jews have been for centuries lived in Arab countries and engage in business and mingle with their communities - but carefully - before being expelled or emigrated after the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948.

In a news report, she claimed that Arab countries' attitudes toward Israel were easing as the region's economy grew.

Three years ago, the Jews of Dubai - expatriates working in the financial, legislative, energy and diamond trading sectors - rented a villa in a "quiet" residential neighborhood to hold their religious rites after meeting in homes.

The villa houses a prayer house, a kosher kitchen, and guest bedrooms or community members who do not drive on Saturday, a day of rest and worship for Jews.

Bloomberg quoted a New York Jew named Elie Epstein, who helped build the synagogue in Dubai and donated a copy of the Torah, saying the Jews had come a long way "since I kept repeating about Dubai 30 years ago." People at the time advised me to avoid using my last name Because it suggests Judaism. "

Warm relationships
The rise of the synagogue reflects the "warmth of relations" between Israel and some governments in the region.

The agency stressed that the rulers of Saudi Arabia and the UAE are now looking at Iran as a greater threat from Israel, pointing out that this view is what led them to establish an alliance with Israel not declared "to destroy the taboos as long as prevented direct dealing with them."

With US President Donald Trump trying to broker a peace deal in the Middle East, Arab governments are trying to convince the Palestinians and Israel to resolve the conflict, the US agency said.

In her report, Bloomberg noted the surprise visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in October to Oman and the recent visit by two Israeli ministers to the UAE.

In particular, the UAE has sought to create an impression of openness and ease restrictions on non-Islamic religions as part of a campaign to build more businesses, the agency said.

To that end, the UAE has established a Ministry of Tolerance, which was led by Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak, who last month sponsored the World Summit for Tolerance in Dubai, where 1,200 Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Hindu and other religions and cultures gathered around the world.

In his address to the conference, Sheikh Nahyan called on those present to work together to remove misunderstandings about different religions and cultures.

Over the past few years, visitors to the synagogue have been urging visitors not to disclose their location or to write about their activities, and some still refuse to speak openly about it.

According to the report, public opinion in the UAE strongly supports the Palestinian cause, and many Emiratis consider normalization of relations with Israel a betrayal.

The synagogue is blessed and encouraged by Jewish organizations such as the Simon Wiesenthal Center, the Government of Dubai and Emaar Properties Chairman Mohamed Alabbar.

She said that the Jew Eli Epstein ordered when he donated the Torah scroll three years ago, wrapped in velvet, embroidered with gold and engraved with a gift in Arabic to Alabbar.